The Spring 2019 edition ofThe Resource looks at the wide range of prevention activities happening all across the country! Opening with tips from Berkeley Media Studies Group on how to effectively communicate about prevention, this issue also includes:

Four winners of RALIANCE's first-ever Honors Awards

A spotlight on the Women's Coalition of St. Croix's innovative new radio drama

A milestone marking ten years of the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI)\

A tool connecting American Indian and Alaska Native survivors with services

We also take a look back at the success of this year's #30DaysofSAAM Instagram contest and asked advocates what changes they've seen since in their own programs #MeToo went viral. Lastly, check out four recent additions to NSVRC's library.

Sexual Violence and Opioids - Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography explores research from 2009 to 2019 on the relationship between opioid use and sexual victimization.

This document is a follow-up to a Taxonomy & Transparency Workshop hosted on March 5, 2019, in San Francisco, California, by Uber for representatives of a variety of companies. It contains lessons learned by Uber from implementing the Sexual Misconduct and Violence Taxonomy developed by NSVRC and the Urban Institute, and is split into two parts that give deep views of elements necessary for implementing the Taxonomy in a corporate context at scale:

Why a scaled classification audit function is crucial to ensuring accurate, repeatable external reporting of safety incident data based on strong internal alignment on the definition of Taxonomy terms

Training examples similar to those in use by Uber teams to classify incidents based on the Sexual Misconduct and Assault Taxonomy, and the importance of auditing safety incident data to ensure accurate, repeatable reporting.

This handout is a companion piece to a recorded conversation between two state/national program directors as they talk about trauma-informed supervision—and what that looks like for supporting and taking care of staff/advocates while being rooted in resiliency, honesty, trust, and giving advocates the support and tools they need to do this work. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click here.

This handout provides definitions of key active listening terms used in the the Listen Up! Active Listening as Advocacy online course and its companion handouts: Role Plays for Active Listening Reflection & Scenarios for Active Listening. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click here.

This worksheet provides role play exercises to help with practicing active listening advocacy skills. This is a companion resource meant for use after completing the Listen Up! Active Listening as Advocacy online course. The exercises in this worksheet can be done in groups of two to three. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click here.

This handout provides opportunity to practice your active listening skills with different survivor scenarios. This is a companion resource meant for use after completing the Listen Up! Active Listening as Advocacy online course. The activities in this handout can be done in small groups or individually. For more resources from the Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (SADI) click here.

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